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Exterior views of Rohm and Haas home office building
- Circa 1964
Two photographs depicting the exterior of the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
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Board room at Rohm and Haas home office building
- Circa 1964
General view of the board room at Rohm and Haas home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by architectural firm George M.…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Architecture
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Group portrait of F.O. Haas and home office architects
- Circa 1964
Group portrait of Rohm and Haas Company president F.O. Haas (center) and architects Dr. Pietro Belluschi (left) and Alexander Ewing (right). The group is posed outside the company's newly-constructed home office…
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Plexiglas chandelier at Rohm and Haas home office building
- 1965-Jun-14
General view of the Plexiglas chandelier in the Rohm and Haas Company home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed in the 1960's, the building was designed by…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Photographer Pasquarella, Gus
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Plexiglas, Architecture
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View of galleria during construction of Rohm and Haas building
- Circa 1963
General view of the galleria during construction of the Rohm & Haas home office building located on Independence Mall West in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Rohm and Haas Company was founded in 1907 in Esslingen,…
- Creator Of Work Rohm and Haas Company
- Subject Rohm and Haas Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Testamentum Theorica
- 1446 – 1475
The Testamentum Theorica is the earliest work in the Pseudo-Lullian Alchemical corpus, a large collection of as many as 143 different texts that circulated as the work of Raymond Lull (Ramon Llull or Raimundus Lullus;…
- Creator Of Work Pseudo-Llull
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy--Manuscripts, Llull, Ramon, 1232?-1316, Formulas, recipes, etc.
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Chemical Science is Organized Knowledge
- Circa 1900
An allegorical illustration across a two-page spread depicting a man holding chemical glassware representing chemical science on one side with a man reading a book representing organized knowledge on the other side.…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Symbolism in art, Art nouveau
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Beeton's Book of Chemistry
- 1865
Publication providing an overview of the basic principles of chemistry with regards to non-metallic elements. Includes engravings, experiments, an appendix containing tables and supply lists, and an index. Part of a…
- Contributor Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865
- Author Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877
- Publisher Frederick Warne (Firm)
- Subject Chemistry, Nonmetals, Chemical elements, Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865, Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877, Science--Textbooks, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching
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Plate X: Early development of crustaceans including barnacles and shrimp
- The History of Creation: Or the Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
- 1872
Plate depicts the early development of crustaceans including limnetis (figure A), Cyclops (figure B), Lernaeocera (figure C), lepas (a genus of goose barnacles seen in figure D), Sacculina (a genus of barnacles seen in…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Engraver Schutze, A.
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Copepoda, Shrimps, Barnacles, Lernaeocera, Lepas, Sacculina, Penaeus
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Wade's Magic Oil cholera morbus cure label
- Circa 1900
While the label claims that Wade’s Magic Oil, manufactured by F. S. Case, is guaranteed under the Food and Drug Act, this did not guarantee that the product worked. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 granted the United…
- Manufacturer Case, F. S.
- Subject Quacks and quackery, Labels, Therapeutics, Gastroenteritis, Drugs, Nonprescription, Patent medicines, Drugs, Pharmacy, Medicine, Case, F. S.
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Plate IX: Invertebrates including comatula, sea urchin, starfish and sea cucumber
- 1872
Plate depicts several invertebrates including a starfish (figure A. Uraster), a Comatula (figure B), a sea urchin (figure C echinus), and a sea cucumber (figure D Synapta). Haeckel is known for his descriptive work on…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Engraver Wagenschieber
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Invertebrates, Cnidaria, Sea cucumbers, Starfishes, Sea anemones
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Frontispiece of the Grasselli Chemical Company catalog
- Circa 1900
A frontispiece illustration of nymphs surrounding a globe. The name of the company and location of the corporate headquarters are included in the illustration.
This illustration comes from the chemical catalog for the…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations
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End mark for the Grasselli Chemical Company catalog
- Circa 1900
A decorative end mark denoting the end of the book. Depicts three females in a globe-like cartouche flanked with the statements "History is Philosophy" and "Teaching by Examples."
This illustration comes from the…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau, Printers' ornaments
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Ether
- Circa 1900
An allegorical illustration of an old woman holding a globe and surrounded by planets, she represents the fifth element of ether or aether. Ether was the element thought to fill the atmosphere in the celestial realm,…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau, Symbolism in art
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Plate VIII: Invertebrate development
- 1872
Plate depicts the development of invertebrates, possibly sea anemones. Haeckel is known for his descriptive work on marine organisms including radiolarians, poriferans (sponges), and cnidarians (jellyfish, anemones and…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Engraver Wagenschieber
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Invertebrates, Sea anemones, Cnidaria
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Water
- Circa 1900
Allegorical illustration of a woman resting on rocks jutting out of water representing the element of water.
This illustration comes from the chemical catalog for the Grasselli Chemical Company in Cleveland, Ohio. It…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau, Symbolism in art, Water
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Fire
- Circa 1900
Allegorical illustration of a woman representing the element of fire. Rising up from a pile of wood, she is wrapped in flames and smoke.
This illustration comes from the chemical catalog for the Grasselli Chemical…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau, Symbolism in art
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Knowledge
- Circa 1900
An allegorical illustration of a man reading a book representing organized knowledge. Second part of a two-page spread read together as The Grasselli Chemical Co, chemical science is organized knowledge.
This…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau, Symbolism in art
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Air
- Circa 1900
Allegorical illustration of a woman representing the element of air.
This illustration comes from the chemical catalog for the Grasselli Chemical Company in Cleveland, Ohio. It includes a short company history, a list…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau
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Earth
- Circa 1900
Allegorical illustration of a women representing the earth element. The woman is sitting on a globe in a galaxy.
This illustration comes from the chemical catalog for the Grasselli Chemical Company in Cleveland, Ohio.…
- Author Grasselli Chemical Company
- Publisher A. C. Rogers Company
- Artist Crittenden, C. H.
- Subject Grasselli Chemical Company, Chemicals, Chemical industry, Corporations, Art nouveau, Illustrated works, Symbolism in art
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McLaughlin's Magic Relief cholera morbus cure label
- Circa 1900
The label for McLaughlin’s Magic Relief from Cases Drug Store of Logan, Ohio advertises this patent medicine as a cure for gastrointestinal ailments and as a pain reliever. According to the label, the primary ingredient…
- Manufacturer Cases Drug Store
- Subject Quacks and quackery, Labels, Therapeutics, Gastroenteritis, Drugs, Nonprescription, Patent medicines, Drugs, Pharmacy, Medicine, Cases Drug Store
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Plate VII: Group of invertebrates discovered in the Mediterranean Sea
- 1872
Plate depicts various invertebrates found in the Mediterranean Sea. Haeckel is known for his descriptive work on marine organisms including radiolarians, poriferans (sponges), and cnidarians (jellyfish, anemones and…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Engraver Wagenschieber
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Invertebrates, Mediterranean Sea
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Plate IV: Hands of nine different mammals
- 1872
Plate illustrates the skeletal structures of the hands of nine different mammals: 1: man, 2: gorilla, 3: orangutan, 4: dog, 5: seal, 6: dolphin, 7: bat, 8: mole, and 9: platypus.
This plate can be found in Ernst…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Engraver Grohmann, W.
- Artist Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Human beings--Origin
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Plate III: Embryo development of a human and dog
- 1872
This particular plate illustrates the development of dog (Hund) and human (Mensch) embryos. Haeckel's controversial embryo drawings were proven to be incorrect representations of embryos, both in scale and…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Engraver Grohmann, W.
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Embryos, Embryology, Human, Embryology, Dogs, Human beings--Origin
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Plate II: Embryo development of a turtle and chick
- 1872
This particular plate illustrates the development of turtle (Schildkröte) and chick (Huhn) embryos. Haeckel's controversial embryo drawings were proven to be incorrect representations of embryos, both in scale and…
- Author Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
- Publisher Reimer, G.
- Subject Evolution, Heredity, Chickens--Embryos, Turtles, Embryos
